Close to 250 trail runners and 100 mountain bikers enjoyed bluebird sunny skies, perfectly cool temps, excellent trail conditions, and festive community vibes at the Rootrock Trail Races this past Saturday! It was a VERY, VERY, VERY FUN DAY!
HUGE CONGRATS to all the racers for digging deep and accepting the challenge to tackle the demanding trails at Briar Chapel – NICELY DONE!
Check out the PHOTOS HERE
THANK YOU to all those that helped make this event such a smashing success:
- Racers for signing up, showing up, and giving it your all!
- Volunteers for lending your time and energy – volunteers rocked it on Sat!
- Briar Chapel staff (Kianta, Don, and Ralph) for the amazing support and helping to spread the word to the community.
- Briar Chapel residents for embracing trail racing and for sharing their amazing trails with us.
- Sponsors for the swag, supplies, support, and service – Athletic Brewing Company, Coastal Credit Union, Crank Arm Brewing, Delta Cycle, Fleet Feet Carrboro/Durham, and Trek Chapel Hill.
- Chatham County Fire Dept, deputies from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, and First Health ambulance service for watching over safety and for taking the lead on any needed emergency response.
- Junction 311 for the expert and oh so accurate timing/scoring service.
- Chris and TJ from TORC, Jarz and crew from Crank Arm, and Don and Ralph from BC for helping to get the trails back in race-ready shape after all the rain/wind in Sept.
- Thank you Triangle Off-Road Cyclists (TORC) for supporting this event and for all the great work they do to build/maintain the trails we love. Thanks also to the racers who helped raise $420 during registration to support TORC’s great work.
- Thank you to professional photogs Mark Brocker and Jay Profitt for sharing their photos talent with us (most photos are now online and available for FREE download on the results and photos page of the Roadless Races website (roadlessraces.com).
- And finally, THANK YOU to the RR staff, family, and friends for the support, dedication, and hard work to make it all happen!
